No-Knead Parmesan and Poppy Seed Crusty Bread

No-Knead Parmesan and Poppy Seed Crusty Bread / Bev Cooks

I’ve started and stopped and re-written and stopped and backspaced this opener thirteen fifty times because are you kidding there are NO WORDS. Your new favorite no-knead bread. To die for. Show stopping. Tiny melted surprise parmesan pockets of glory. Crispy crusty outside speckled with poppy seed. The most comforting pillowy texture inside. And you […]

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Seafood Noodle Soup

Seafood Noodle Soup / Bev Cooks

It’s really just shrimp, but when you say seafood you’re going places. I made this soup a couple times leading up to deciding I needed to shoot and slap it on the blog for you. I’m not sure what took me so long because it’s totally a this blog type of recipe. Simple, vibrant, not […]

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Friday Flotsam

rug and plant and shoes / bev cooks

FFFFFFFerder. Want to know what I love most about a court trial? THE SKETCHES. Who made that up, you think? It’s not because cameras aren’t allowed because we’ve all binged true crime documentaries like unhinged nutcases. Listen, you can’t have a legit trial without a solid courtroom sketch artist. I remember being somewhat curious about […]

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We Got New Kitchen Windows! And Now I Want 500 More.

We Got New Windows! And Now I Want 500 More. / Bev Cooks

Remember last fall when I found that photo of a French casement window in an abandoned castle on Pinterest and was like, “I WANT THAT.” (said like pirate ship lady in Napoleon Dynamite) Remember? Well we got some! Sort of. In a non-abandoned castle way. Want to see? Of course you do. So they’re not […]

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Maple Braised Pork with Apples and Israeli Couscous

Maple Braised Pork with Apples and Israeli Couscous / Bev Cooks

Look at me, coming at you with something completely different today! We’ll be fine. Sometimes I forget about pork tenderloin. Don’t tell it I said that. It’s just one of those proteins that lives in the back corner drawer of my cerebrum with quinoa and liquid smoke. (does one ever use liquid smoke? I’m still […]

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Friday Flotsam

snowy playhouse / bev cooks

FFFFFFFFFFFFFroopy doopy. So we all picked up on Taylor’s secret message in that long note she left on Instagram yesterday, right? APRIL NINTH. Dude you should have seen me the moment I saw that first rando capital letter in the middle of her first sentence. “This is a secret message, Aaron! I know she does […]

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Slow-Roasted Tomato and Turkey Rigatoni

Slow-Roasted Tomato and Turkey Rigatoni / Bev Cooks

Winner winner slow-roasted tomato and turkey rigatoni dinner! (did I do that right?) This! THIS. It’s pure insanity. Delicious, luscious, succulent umami craziness and you need to make the rest of your life about it. Or at least this weekend. Pick one. It’s not laborious in the least, but it takes time. So plan ahead. […]

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Friday Flotsam

clock in mirror / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRReederleedee. When was the last time you peed your pants in public? Perhaps that’s not as solid a start as it was in my head. Maybe it would help if I remind you of the time I peed my pants in public. Yes, this is an actual blog post I’m writing in real life. Maybe […]

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Chicken and Broccoli Orzo Bake

Chicken and Broccoli Orzo Bake / Bev Cooks

UMMMMMMMM. (insert all the dead emojis) Okay, I feel like I know you. I feel like I know when you’re going to really like something. I feel like when I really like and love something it’s like, oh yeah they’re going to really like and love this. In conclusion, I feel like I know you’re […]

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